Best driving roads in Europe you have been in your Vette?
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In September this year, we went across to France for a car show in Le Touquet. From there we went on to Mulhouse to the French National Museum of the Automobile, then on through St Moritz in Switzerland to Lake Garda in Italy. Did the Stelvio Pass - amazing road! Going up (from the North side) is hard work - an experience, but I'm not sure I'd call it enjoyable. Coming down (again the North side) is a blast - we left it until fairly late in the day so the road was just about empty. Absolutely the best driving experience I've had, mainly because it goes on for so long, you really get to enjoy it.
From Italy we continued on through Austria to stay in Germany for a four days before a night in Spa, Belgium. Then home.
Some of the mountain roads in the Alsace (NW of Mulhouse) were great. THe Italians are crazy drivers, but you get used to it in a couple of days. Managed a quick blast with 2 Mercedes Blacks on the autobahn - reached 160 before we came up on traffic. In Belgium we overtook an unmarked Police car at 140mph - very lucky as they just pulled alongside after we'd slowed down and gestured me to slow down. (I rarely travel this fast in France or Belgium, but I'd gone for a quick blat with another Merc as we had about 2 miles of visibility with only 3 other cars on the road - one was this police car - DOH!!)
Great trip - I'd do it again tomorrow if I had the chance. (and the money!)
I'll post pics later as I'm at work just now.
From Italy we continued on through Austria to stay in Germany for a four days before a night in Spa, Belgium. Then home.
Some of the mountain roads in the Alsace (NW of Mulhouse) were great. THe Italians are crazy drivers, but you get used to it in a couple of days. Managed a quick blast with 2 Mercedes Blacks on the autobahn - reached 160 before we came up on traffic. In Belgium we overtook an unmarked Police car at 140mph - very lucky as they just pulled alongside after we'd slowed down and gestured me to slow down. (I rarely travel this fast in France or Belgium, but I'd gone for a quick blat with another Merc as we had about 2 miles of visibility with only 3 other cars on the road - one was this police car - DOH!!)
Great trip - I'd do it again tomorrow if I had the chance. (and the money!)
I'll post pics later as I'm at work just now.
Bilbao along the coast A8 to La Coruna Galicia then down the A9 to Santiago de Compostella and down through Extramadura to Seville and on to Malaga.
Marbella to Bilbao via Madrid
Bilbao, Zaragosa,Lleida and on to Barcelona then ferry to Ibiza.
Have driven all over Germany,Austria,Netherlands & France but not in the vette yet, roll on 2010
Marbella to Bilbao via Madrid
Bilbao, Zaragosa,Lleida and on to Barcelona then ferry to Ibiza.
Have driven all over Germany,Austria,Netherlands & France but not in the vette yet, roll on 2010
I did 2300 miles accross Europe this September, including the Nurburgring, 170mph on the Autobahn, and 6 major Alpine passes and some minor ones too. 8 countries in 7 days, roof off all day every day! Some pics:
Nurburgring webcam:
C5 track car at Nurburgring. Loudest road legal car I have ever heard:
Autobahn
Top of the Stelvio Pass
Heading down the South Western side of the Stelvio:
Old Reims race track in France:
Nurburgring webcam:
C5 track car at Nurburgring. Loudest road legal car I have ever heard:
Autobahn
Top of the Stelvio Pass
Heading down the South Western side of the Stelvio:
Old Reims race track in France:
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